The Paul is at it again with his media machine, the Journal News. He’s become the Einstein of ridiculous ideas, vacuous of merit and absent of common sense. This time is no different. He posted on his blog the idea of having the Tappan Zee Bridge converted into a pedestrian walkway. And, since the Journal News hadn’t published his usual blather for October, they felt obliged to allow him to regurgitate the online post into print. Is it any wonder they are failing?
We’ll concede that while it might be fun to walk onto the bridge every once in a “blue moon”, the cost associated with maintaining this bridge as a three-mile walkway is ludicrous. One of the reasons we’re being forced to get a new bridge are the costs of maintenance to the existing one. Does he believe those cost simply “go away” once it’s now a walkway? Does the Journal News believe this, too? They’ve decried a new bridge is long overdue and the old one should be removed. But because The Paul says to leave it everything changed? How much money would be required to dismantle and renovate/rebuild it into a walkway? Where is the money coming from? This is classic Feiner deflection as he ingratiates himself again into something that has no bearing on the Town while real issues for Greenburgh languish under his mismanagement!
We’ll concede that while it might be fun to walk onto the bridge every once in a “blue moon”, the cost associated with maintaining this bridge as a three-mile walkway is ludicrous. One of the reasons we’re being forced to get a new bridge are the costs of maintenance to the existing one. Does he believe those cost simply “go away” once it’s now a walkway? Does the Journal News believe this, too? They’ve decried a new bridge is long overdue and the old one should be removed. But because The Paul says to leave it everything changed? How much money would be required to dismantle and renovate/rebuild it into a walkway? Where is the money coming from? This is classic Feiner deflection as he ingratiates himself again into something that has no bearing on the Town while real issues for Greenburgh languish under his mismanagement!
Next up, use the bridge as a suburban version of the NYC High Line over the water as a “park.” Wow! Two High Line creators, Joshua David and Robert Hammond claim to be enthusiastic over this idea. They also claim to have said they found the idea exciting and they'd love to take a walk on it (the TZB). Of course they do. Are they going to pay for it? Of course not! They’re entitled to the opinion but should keep it in NYC. The Paul and the Town are apparently too complex for them to understand. It has nothing to do with a park.
The bridge is currently slated for demolition; and while construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge has been fast tracked by the Obama Administration, it seems that politics is way ahead of rational thinking. There have been numerous plans regarding this project with little agreement between the public and the government. Imminent domain, loss of tax-generating businesses, additional traffic, and pie-in-the-sky plans has soured almost everyone on what needs to be done. Simply, it’s a bridge. The bridge is to move cars and trucks from one side to the other. Repair or rebuild the bridge. Make it two levels like the George Washington Bridge to accommodate future traffic. Make it wider, even if it’s space unused until a later time.
We don’t need walkways, bike paths, zip lines, water slides, windmills, and dog parks on the bridge. We don’t need big screen tv’s on the other bridge for those stuck in traffic. This has spiraled out of control. We need a bridge, period! The likes of The Paul and his wild fantasies are part of the reason this has to stop. Stop developing every square inch of land and traffic can be addressed rationally. Put a rail system on the ground before you decide to build it onto the bridge. See that it’s actually viable before proposing pie-in-the-sky plans. See if you can fund one project and come in on budget. ABG believes the cost of the bridge will triple from the projected estimates now given.
It seems the only people that will be left in Westchester anyway will be rich seniors, politicians, illegal aliens and DSS recipients. It’s doubtful they’ll really need to take the train to the Palisades Mall. But if they want to go, maybe The Paul will drive them.
It seems the only people that will be left in Westchester anyway will be rich seniors, politicians, illegal aliens and DSS recipients. It’s doubtful they’ll really need to take the train to the Palisades Mall. But if they want to go, maybe The Paul will drive them.
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